The 1945 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1945 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their ninth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4.[1]
| 1945 VMI Keydets football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Emory & Henry* |
| W 37–0 | 2,500 | [2] |
| September 29 | at Richmond | W 40–6 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| October 6 | vs. Virginia | L 7–40 | 8,000 | [4] | |
| October 13 | at NC State | W 21–14 | 7,500 | [5] | |
| October 20 | vs. William & Mary |
| L 9–13 | 10,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | at Vanderbilt* | W 27–13 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at Maryland | L 0–38 | 7,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | Catawba* |
| L 7–14 | 1,000 | [9] |
| November 22 | vs. VPI | W 7–0 | 23,000 | [10] | |
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References edit
- ^ "1945 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "VMI rolls up 37 to 0 victory over Emory & Henry". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 23, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI scores easy 40–6 victory over Spiders". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 30, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers score another victory". The News and Observer. October 7, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Techs and Cadets stage hot battle under lights". The News and Observer. October 14, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M beats VMI in last minute, 13–9". The State. October 21, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy bows before fast VMI, 27–13". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland rolls to 38–0 victory over V.M.I. on home-coming day". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catawba's Tribe tops Cadets, 14–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Keydets edge Gobblers by last quarter score, 7–0". Daily Press. November 23, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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